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18 lines
653 B
Markdown
# summary
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* imperative language.
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* statically typed.
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* syntax similar to Java/C/C++, but less parentheses and no semicolons.
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* compiles to native code (no JVM).
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* no classes, but structs with methods.
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* interfaces.
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* no implementation inheritance. there's type embedding, though.
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* functions are first class citizens.
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* functions can return multiple values.
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* has closures.
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* pointers, but not pointer arithmetic.
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* built-in concurrency primitives: Goroutines and Channels.
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# details
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* *uppercase* names mean public access, *lowercase* mean private access.
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* the package in `src/encoding/base64` is imported as `encoding/base64` but has name `base64`.
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